http://www.metafilter.com/tags/playasax Posts tagged with 'playasax' at MetaFilter. Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:40:16 -0800 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:40:16 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/69993/If%2Dyou%2Dcan%2Dbreathe%2Dyou%2Dcan%2DPlaRola If you were around between the 1870s and the early 1900s, you were rocking out to the sweet tunes of the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1yzIw4pK9U">organette</a>. Some were ornate wooden boxes played by <a href="http://www.pianola.org/history/history_organettes.cfm">turning a crank</a>. Cool kids had tiny organette/harmonica hybrids called <a href="http://www.mmdigest.com/Pictures/inKrolmonica.html">Rolmonicas</a> that were played by <a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_bdtuKKCTCf4/RgNxjvAIN0I/AAAAAAAACJI/CRXU-nxs8Lw/s1600-h/Rolomonica+2.jpg">mouth</a>. Other variations included the <a href="http://home.vicnet.net.au/~wolff/mechmusic/Celestina/Celestina.htm">Celestina</a>, the <a href="http://www.geocities.com/mrwassail/musicalcasket.html#The%20Main%20Menu">Musical Casket</a>, the <a href="http://squeezyboy.blogs.com/squeezytunes/2006/03/play_a_playasax.html">Playasax</a>, the <a href="http://www.music-rolls.com/index.php?page=Picture-Gallery-PlaRola-Organ">PlaRola</a>, and the <a href="http://home.vicnet.net.au/~wolff/mechmusic/triola.htm">Triola mechanical zither</a> among <a href="http://fairgroundfollies.com/organettes.php">others</a>. Happen to have one? Pull it out of that yard sale! <a href="http://music.organettes.com/home">You can still find music for it</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.69993 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:40:16 -0800 antique music musicalcasket musicalinstrument organ organette pianola plarola playasax rolmonica triola zither katillathehun